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 %HOW HUMAN RELIANCE DOMINATION SYSTEMS FORMALITIES 030603
 %HUMAN LIMITATIONS NATURES CIRCUMSTANCE SITUATIONS 030603
%IMPOSE COERCIVE VIOLENCE BELIEF CONVICTIONS SINNER 030603
 %PERSONAL COMMUNAL INTEGRITIES DIVERSITY DIFFERENT 030603
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  %ALIENATIVE PUNISHMENT EXCOMMUNICATION REJECTIONS 030603

     Consider the kinds of ways in which human reliance on
a system of formal laws can fail:

     1.  The  formulators  of the laws may not  understand
human  nature and/or the circumstances which may  occur in
the  future,  and so formulate laws which are  unsuited to
humans in  the future.    All laws are "used"   at a  time
which  is future to when they were formulated.

     2.  The formulators of the laws may impose them  upon
people  who  had  no opportunity to make  input  into  the
formulation of the laws; e.g.,  imposed by coercion and/or
violence upon unwilling victims.

     3.  The  formulators of the laws may  be  domineering
people  who  in subtle ways impose their will upon  people
who only appear to have had the opportunity to have  input
into the process of formulating laws.

     4.  The  belief system of the formulators of the laws
may  be  totally different from the belief system  of  the
people  upon  whom the laws are imposed;  e.g.,  across  a
divide  having  to do with language,   culture,   religion
and/or education.

     5.  Cultural,  religious,  scientific, military,  and
other   kinds   of  revolutions  may  occur  between   the
formulation  of  laws,  and the occasions  when  they  are
"used" and/or abused.

     6.  The  people  who are given the job of  "policing"
the    violations    of   laws  ---  may   have     hidden
agendas,  motivations,   special-interests, etc. ---   and
violate  the  integrities of innocent victims  of  police-
actions.

     7.  The  people who decide to  "prosecute"   arrested
people  --- may  have    hidden    agendas,   motivations,
special-interests,     etc.     ---     and  violate   the
integrities  of innocent victims of police-actions.

     8.  The people who actually "prosecute" those who are
brought  to  trial  --- may   have     hidden     agendas,
motivations,  special-interests, etc. ---  and violate the
integrities of innocent victims of police-actions.

     9.  The  people  who serve as judges/jurors  ---  may
have  hidden   agendas,  motivations,   special-interests,
etc.  ---  and violate the integrities of innocent victims
of police-actions.

    10.  The  people whose job it is to impose punishments
--- may   have  hidden   agendas,   motivations,  special-
interests,   etc.   ---   and violate the  integrities  of
innocent victims of police-actions.

     It  is  not enough to desire to make things  "better"
through  the  use  of  "good"  laws.    It  is  much  more
complicated than that!
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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